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Toshiba Thrive 7-inch model landing before Christmas

Posted by on September 28, 2011 No comments

Small tab "done right"
Toshiba Thrive 7-inch model landing before Christmas

Toshiba has announced a 7-inch version of its Thrive tablet, complete with Android 3.2 and an Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset.

Over in Berlin at IFA, Toshiba was walking round with its chest fully pumped out, telling anyone who'd listen that it had the skinniest tab in town with the Toshiba AT200.

Well, the 7-inch version is more AT100 (the UK name for the original Thrive) than AT200. At least in terms of thickness. It measures almost 12mm thick and weighs in at 400g.

The display is an LED backlit AutoBrite one with a 1280x800 resolution and it packs Tosh's Adaptive Display and Resolution+ technologies. The cameras are of the 5-megapixel and 2-megapixel variety, although Toshiba is stating that both are "HD".

Connectivity is via mini-USB, micro-HDMI, microSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS and there's 16 or 32GB of onboard storage for you to play with.

There are mixed messages about when the 7-inch Thrive will be landing though. The press material says December, the landing page on Toshiba's website states November.

No word on a UK release as of yet - remember, the original Thrive took a few months to reach our shores after its US launch.

We'll keep you posted.

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Toshiba Thrive 7-inch model landing before Christmas originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:33:00 +0100

Toshiba Announces New Thrive 7-inch

Posted by on September 28, 2011 No comments

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In case you felt Toshiba’s last tablet offering was a little too.. uh — big boned for ya — they’re at it again this time with smaller Thrive 7-inch in both 16GB and 32GB versions. The biggest appeal with the original 10-inch Thrive was its full sized USB and HDMI ports as well as SD card slot. The 7-incher continues the tradition but this time with mini/micro versions of each.

And thank goodness they did. The Thrive 7-inch is now noticeably slimmer than that brick of a 10-incher, coming in at only .47-inches thick. Toshiba also decided to keep with the familiar styling adding a grooved (now non-removable) backing and metal accents around the cameras.

As far as specs go, expect the same Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 5MP rear with 2MP front facing cameras, 1280×800 resolution display and Android 3.2 Honeycomb with absolutely no custom UI. Still no word on pricing yet but you can expect it before the holidays at a sub $400 price point.

 

[Via AllThingsD]

IFA 2011: Toshiba Announces AT200 Tablet, Incredibly Thin at 7.7mm

Posted by on September 1, 2011 No comments

Toshiba is ready to make Samsung jealous, since it has just announced at IFA 2011 an incredibly slim tablet, with a mere 7.7mm waistline. If I’m not mistaking, this is the thinnest Honeycomb tablet available on the market right now, or better said, to be available soon.

The AT200 has been rumored for a while now, especially under the name Toshiba Excite, that was spotted officially days ago. As far as specs go, nothing mind blowing here: a 10.1 inch LCD display with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, a TI OMAP 4430 CPU at 1.2GHz and up to 64GB of internal memory, plus an extra from the microSD card slot.

The video and photo capture are handled by a 5MP shooter at the back and a 2MP sensor upfront. The battery should be more decent than on the Thrive, reaching around 8 hours, according to Toshiba. No launch date or price was given, but we expect further details to pop up during the following days of IFA 2011. Another interesting addition to this slate are the new Toshiba stereo speakers with Adaptive Sound Device Enhancer algorithms in the work, for hugely improved audio quality.


Toshiba AT200 hands-on

Posted by on September 1, 2011 232 comments

IFA 2011: The skinniest tab in town
Toshiba AT200 hands-on

Over in Berlin at IFA, Toshiba has been walking round with its chest fully pumped out, telling anyone who'll listen that it's got the skinniest tab in town with the Toshiba AT200.

Samsung may have come along all guns blazing with its Galaxy Tab 7.7 measuring in at a super slim 7.89mm, but the Japanese electronics giant has shaved 0.19mm off of that - and on a tablet with a 10.1-inch screen too.

So Pocket-lint was extremely keen to get its hands on Tosh's third crack at the Android tablet market - so we sought out that skinny-minny to give it the once over at Europe's largest tech expo.

The first thing we noticed is that, although without doubt extremely thin, the fact that the edges don't curve as much as more fruity tablets makes it appear bigger than it is. But once you get used to it, and realise just how light it is, at 558g, you soon realise this is a tab with serious one-hand ambitions. Although it was hard to judge the weight accurately as the couple of AT200s that Toshiba did have freed from perspex cages were under lock and chain.

The display, which is a capacitive LCD with a HD 1280x800 (16:10) resolution, is noticeably radiant. It's bright, and even under the glare of the show floor lights and hundreds of flashing cameras (not to mention the abundance of smeared finger prints) it looked good. Very good in fact, and the viewing angles were superb.

We can't really comment on the sound of the AT200, with its Adaptive Sound Device Enhancer, as it was difficult to even hear ourselves think in a room choc-a-block with tech hacks.

Android 3.2 is on board and is a stock version by the looks of things - no sign of a Toshiba UI, at least on the models we saw, as of yet.

Port-wise you're looking at a micro-USB, micro-HDMI and a microSD port - it's also got a docking port for those sure-to-come accessories.

We couldn't really put the AT200 through its paces due to the attention it was getting on the show floor, so we can't comment too much on how the 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 performs. But it seemed to breeze through the browsing and photo viewing tasks that the assembled press presented to it.

No release date or cost details yet but, if Toshiba prices this right, then we're quite confident that it could be third time lucky in its quest for Android-tab mainstream acceptance.

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Toshiba AT200 hands-on originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:23:00 +0100

Toshiba’s AT200 Tablet Announced: 10.1-inch Display, Only 7.7mm Thick

Posted by on September 1, 2011 No comments

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As expected, Toshiba has taken the wraps off of their latest Android tablet offering, the Honeycomb 3.2, 10.1-inch AT200. Measuing in at a mere 7.7mm thick, the Toshiba AT200 comes in as one of the thinnest Honeycomb slates yet, making even the anorexic Galaxy Tab 10.1 look like a whale. Tucked within the tablet is a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 CPU, 5MP and 2MP cameras, and up to 64GB of on-board storage. The new Toshiba offering is decked out with microUSB, microHDMI, and microSD support.

We admit the AT200 tag isn’t quite as exciting as the Toshiba Excite branding rumored for the new tablet, but there is still time for the marketing department to slap the name on it before it ships. Even if Excite misses the mark, we still suspect a new name for the slate by the time it comes to market.

Toshiba unveils its world-class, ultra-thin, ultra-light tablet

Toshiba AT200 tablet built to exceed expectations at only 7.7mm thin and 558g with full 10.1″ screen

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September 2011 - Toshiba Europe GmbH unveiled an exciting new product today - the ultra-thin 25.7cm (10.1”) AT200 tablet. Despite measuring only 7.7mm from front to back, the Toshiba AT200 delivers a broad range of essential ports and interfaces. It offers an amazing wide-view display for comfortable content consumption plus full web browsing capabilities to meet the preferred usage for tablets. Every bit as powerful as it is stylish and robust, this tablet is built to exceed expectations. The Toshiba AT200 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011 in Europe.

Ultra-thin, ultra-powerful

“The new ultra-thin 25.7cm (10.1″) tablet Toshiba AT200, featuring Android™ 3.2, Honeycomb, is the latest in a long line of Toshiba products that are masterfully engineered”, said Marco Perino, General Manager DS Digital Products Division. “With a thickness of only 7.7mm and a weight of just 558g, the elegant Toshiba AT200 is highly mobile yet extremely smart and powerful.”

All essentials on-board

To connect with other devices the ultra-slim tablet comes with all essential interfaces and ports onboard: amongst them micro-USB, micro-SD, Wi-Fi™ and Bluetooth®. The micro-HDMI ®-port allows streaming HD content to the large screen of a TV. Front and back HD cameras are ideal for video conferencing and augmented reality applications.

High-quality media consumption – no matter where you are

The Toshiba AT200 allows users to enjoy videos at home and while out and about. It features a brilliant 25.7cm (10.1″) high-definition screen that displays pictures with crisp colours and in full detail.

Despite being ultra-thin, it allows up to eight hours of video consumption.

Sound quality at its best

To complement the first-class video capabilities the new Toshiba tablet with stereo speakers allows for a high quality sound playback. The Adaptive Sound Device Enhancer’s sophisticated algorithm maximises sound quality to achieve a quality that normally only can be found with large speakers. Plus, a technology called Sound Masking Equalizer identifies and enhances sound that is being masked or distorted by surrounding noise. The result is a well- balanced, powerful playback of music and video sounds even under high ambient noise levels.

Endless usage possibilities

Toshiba’s new tablet also offers a rich web browsing experience including support of Adobe® Flash® Player, access to more than 250,000 apps on Android Market™ and Toshiba Places for endless possibilities.

Official: Toshiba AT200 (Excite) will be just 7.7mm thick

Posted by on September 1, 2011 1 comment

IFA 2011: Third time lucky
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Toshiba has announced the launch the AT200, a follow up tablet to the AT100, at its keynote speech at IFA in Berlin.

The new 10.1-inch Honeycomb (3.2) tablet will come with a 1280x800 resolution screen, 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 processor, with 1GB of RAM and storage up to 64GB.

There will be a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, as well as a forward-facing one for video calling.

At just 7.7mm thick it's one of the thinnest tablets on the block to date (it's over 1mm thinner than the iPad 2) and weighs just 558 grams. The full dimensions are:?256mm x 176mm x 7.7mm.

Toshiba is promising 8 hours of battery life from a single charge.

The announcement comes as Toshiba confirmed that the new tablet's predecessor, the AT100, went on sale in the UK.?

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Official: Toshiba AT200 (Excite) will be just 7.7mm thick originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:06:00 +0100

Toshiba Excite Tablet Pictured at IFA 2011

Posted by on September 1, 2011 No comments

Remember the whole story about Toshiba coming up with a new tablet and then the name “Excite” was trademarked? Well, the Thrive follow-up with Honeycomb was just spotted at IFA 2011, sporting the chromed edges we’ve heard about and an ultra slim design. Showcased at the Toshiba stand in Berlin, this device will probably get an official launch in the following days.

The Excite uses a brushed metal cover and a chrome outline and rumors say it will come with a microSD card slot, microUSB port, a mini HDMI port as well and a front camera, so everything predictable here. As far as internal go, we’ll get a TI OMAP4460 dual core 1.5GHz CPU, making this the most powerful tablet on the market right now.

Expect availability and prices to be detailed once the product hits the stage and it’s seen in the hands of a Toshiba official. I’d also like to know how much RAM and storage space it has and the back camera’s resolution, if possible… but more on that in the following hours!


Live from IFA 2011: Pocket-lint touches down in Germany

Posted by on August 31, 2011 No comments

We're out in Berlin - bring on the tech
Live from IFA 2011: Pocket-lint touches down in Germany

Each year Berlin becomes the focus of the entire consumer electronics industry, as the city hosts one of the world’s largest trade shows on the planet. That is the thing they call IFA.

Pronounced ee-fa by most who know her, the acronym stands for Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin, which roughly translated comes out as The Berlin Radio Show - Giving an indication of how the show began life in 1926.

And IFA 2011 is now underway with the technology media, including a strong Pocket-lint contingent, arriving in Germany for the press events ahead of the big show.

We'll be furiously treading the 140,200 square metres of floor space devoted to over 1441 exhibitors at the Messe Berlin, bringing you all the news as it breaks and getting our grubby paws on all of the new kit so we can let you guys know what's what.

It's all set to be a tablet-tastic event with?Toshiba,?Sony, ViewSonic and others launching new tablets to take on the iPad 2, while others will be keen to show us the latest phones, cameras, televisions, and other goodies.?

But there will be plenty more going on if you're not a tablet fan - IFA has seen some pretty huge launches in the past, so expect the unexpected.

All of the big boys are there - we've already heard rumours of what?Sony might be announcing, but expect to hear news from the likes of Panasonic, Sharp, Philips, Toshiba, and LG as well.

During IFA week, be sure to check our?dedicated IFA site?for all of the coverage at www.pocket-lint.com/ifa2011

Enjoy!

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Live from IFA 2011: Pocket-lint touches down in Germany originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:52:00 +0100

Toshiba Thrive makes its way to the UK

Posted by on August 31, 2011 No comments

IFA 2011: AT100 not rumoured skinny tab
Toshiba Thrive makes its way to the UK

Toshiba has announced that the tablet known as the Thrive in the US will be available in UK shops on 1 September, labelled simply as the Toshiba AT100.

The Toshiba Tablet, as it was once known, has fallen into Pocket-lint paws a couple of times in the past - we got hands-on with an early model back in January at CES and got another look in February - and we were led to believe that it was to be called the Regza AT300, with a summer release planned.

Name discrepancies aside, it seems as if Tosh has met its launch deadline, just, and the AT100 will add to the ever growing pile of Honeycomb tablets - although this one does come with Android 3.1 as standard.

But, with rumours mounting that Toshiba may have a super skinny tablet lined up for an IFA release, you may want to sit on the AT100 news for a day or so before splashing your cash. Toshiba's press event over in Berlin takes place on the same day the AT100 hits the shops in the UK.

Back to the tablet that we know is real and the AT100 packs a 10.1-inch screen that is sporting the Resolution+ bright light reflecting contrast feature, along with a 1280x800 resolution, and boasts 1GB of RAM with 16GB of internal memory. Processing is via the 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 chip and the cameras are 5-megapixel at the rear and 2-megapixel up front.

It's got HDMI, SD, mini-USB, USB, IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and battery life is a decent 7 hours.

No word on pricing just yet, but our man at Toshiba is going to let us know ASAP, so be sure to check back for updates.

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Toshiba Thrive makes its way to the UK originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:21:00 +0100

Toshiba’s Recently Leaked Ultra Slim Tablet To Be Called The Excite?

Posted by on August 30, 2011 No comments

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AndroidPolice scored a tip from one of their readers on some recent trademark filings that could give us a name to go along with today’s leak on Toshiba’s upcoming ultra slim, super sexy Android tablet. According to the filings, the tablet could be called the Toshiba Excite although we don’t really have anything that specifically pegs the new tablet to this name so I guess you could call it more of a hunch.

Toshiba’s last effort at an Android Honeycomb tablet fell completely flat with me. It’s overall massively thick size made me feel like it was some kind of ruggedized tab or something manufactured by Nerf. I think this new tablet design finally hits the mark. What do you guys think? Oh – and did anyone actually buy the Thrive?

[Via AndroidPolice]